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Three years of civil war in Syria has cost over a 100 thousand lives. After the first round of peace talks failed in Geneva last week, another has been scheduled this month. Can we expect a different outcome the second time around? Or are we looking at a long drawn out conflict with no end in sight?

ON THE LINE: "Syria: Prospects for Peace?"

Published February 06, 2014

Three years of civil war in Syria has cost over a 100 thousand lives. After the first round of peace talks failed in Geneva last week, another has been scheduled this month. Can we expect a different outcome the second time around? Or are we looking at a long drawn out conflict with no end in sight?

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